Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 117
Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने तृतीयपादे कार्तवीर्यमाहात्म्यमन्त्रदीपकथनं नाम षट्सप्ततितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ७६ ॥
iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne tṛtīyapāde kārtavīryamāhātmyamantradīpakathanaṃ nāma ṣaṭsaptatitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 76 ||
இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீப்ருஹந்நாரதீய புராணத்தின் பூர்வபாகத்தில், ப்ருஹதுபாக்யானத்தின் மூன்றாம் பாதத்தில், ‘கார்த்தவீர்ய மாஹாத்ம்ய மந்திர தீபக் கதனம்’ எனும் எழுபத்தாறாம் அத்தியாயம் நிறைவு பெற்றது।
Narratorial colophon (textual redactor/sūta-style closing line; not direct dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
This is a colophon verse that formally closes the chapter and preserves the textual hierarchy—section (Pūrva-bhāga), subdivision (Third Pada), and the chapter’s declared theme (Kārtavīrya’s mahātmya and mantra-illumination).
Direct bhakti instruction is not given here; instead, it frames a devotional/ritual chapter by naming its focus on mahātmya and mantra—two common Purāṇic supports for faith and practice.
It indicates a technical/ritual emphasis via “mantra-dīpaka” (clarifying the mantra), aligning with Book 1.3’s broader Vedāṅga-oriented organization, though no single Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is explicitly stated in this closing line.